Vertically-adjustable gate.



J. B. HOAG.

VBRTIGALLY ADJUSTABLE GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAILZG, 1914.

1,114,613. I Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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J. B. HOAG.

VERTIGALLY ADJUSTABLE GATE.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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JOHN BJHOAG, or KIn svILLn, MISSOURI.

vEnrIoALLY-AnJusTA LE GATE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN B. Hone, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kirksville, in the county of Adair and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVertically-Adjustable Gates; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethesame.

My invention relates to improvements in farm gates and more particularlyto those which comprise a number of upright and lateral bars connectedfor parallelogrammatic movement.-

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simply constructedgate of this character which will efiectually perform the function forwhich it is designed.

A secondaryobject of the invention is to provide simple and efiicientmeans for retaining the gate in any one of its adjusted positions.

VVit-h the above and other minor objects in view, the invention residesin certain novel features of construction and combination hereindescribed and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein: 7

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved gate showing the same inlowered position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the gate raised; Fig.8 is a top plan view with the parts in the position shown in Fig.

1; Figs. 4 and 5 are vertical transverse sections taken on the lines 44and 5 5, respectively of Fig. l; and Fig. 6 is a detail transversesection taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. l, and showing more particularlythe pivotal connection between the upright and lateral bars of the gate.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown the gate proper asconstructed of a plurality of transverse longitudinal bars 1 which arepivotally mounted between up right bars 2, the pivotal connectionsbetween said bars including transverse pivot bolts 3 which projectthrough the spaced upright bars 2, through sleeves 4, and washers 5,said washers being disposed between each end ofthe sleeve 4 and thecontiguous sides of the bars2. When in this position, nuts 6 aretightened upon'the ends of the bolts 3, thereby rigidly spacing theupright bars-2 and holding the sleeves 4 against rotation. It is uponsaid sleeves 4 that the longitudinal Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 26,1914.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.. Serial No. 827,402.

bars 1 are loosely mounted, thereby allowing the proper movement of thegate without unnecessary friction.

For the purpose of retaining the gate in any one of its adjustedpositions, I provide an adjustablebrace bar 7, said brace bar includinga rod 8 having an eye 9 formed at one end, while its opposite end isbent laterally as at 10 to form a stud for engagement with any one of aseries of openings 11 formedin a flat metal bar 12, which constitute theother section of said bar. As clearly shown in the drawings, the eye 9is pivoted beneath the head of the bolt 3 which is located at the top ofthe innermost upright bars 2-, while the outer end of the bar 12 ispivoted beneath the head of the lowermost bolt 3 at the lower end of theoutermost bars 2. By this positioning and arrangement of parts, when theouter end of the gate is raised, the distance between the cor- 11ersthereof to which the opposite ends of the brace bars 7 are pivoted,will, of course, diminish, thus allowing the stud 10-to be engaged withcertain of the openings 11 for retaining the gate in raised position.For

the purpose of preventing accidental re moval of the stud 10 from theopenings 11, I provide a substantially elliptical ring 13 which embracesthe rod 8 and the bar 12 and is held by frictional contact, untilmanually moved.

Any suitable form of latch may be employed in connection with thefeatures so far described, a sliding bolt 14 adapted to rise betweenupright strips 15 carried by one of the gate posts P being here shown.

The hinges H may also be of any suitable construction and form no partof the present invention.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation. Various changes in form, proportion, and

the minor details, may be resorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patentis:

The combination witha gate comprising a number of upright and transversebars pivoted for parallelogrammatic movement, of a sectional brace barincluding a flat metal bar having longitudinally spaced openings and Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set pivoted to one of the corners ofthe gate and I my hand in presence of two subscribing Wita rod pivotedto the diagonally opposite eornesses. ner of the gate and having alateral stud for JOHN B. HOAG. engagement with said openings and a clipWitnesses:

embracing said bar and rod for preventing v ALEXANDER DoMzKY the removalof the stud.

WILBER A. KEYTE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for! five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 0.

